The Portland daily press., 1887-09-20
MAINE.
Augusta News.
Especial to the Press.

AO0CclAt OCpbs lC CdoC VI 4ulthdci
Burns, indicted for keeping common
nuisance and being a common seller of
liquor, has been postponed from Tuesday
until Wednesday 1t is expected that the
case will be carried just far enough SO as to
send it up to the Law Court. where the i'm
ported liquor question will be settled.
Governor Bodwell at the request of the
Lee Monument Association, has received an
invitation from II. e. Lee Camp. No. 1, Con-
federate Veterans. to attend the celebration
of laying the corner stone of monument to
Gen. r. E. Lee at Richmond, Va, Thur sday'
October %.
RhodericK Mcdonald of Gardiner, who is
in prison for charging illegal pension fees,
will apply to President Cleveland for par
don on the ground that he was unjustly con-
victed.
A Fiery Canard.
BANGOR, Sept. 19.-The stories regarding
the fall of the meteor at Vanceboro or Nc
Adam junction last Thursday, which are
still being printed in papers in and out of
this State, are entirely destitute of founda-
tion. No meteor fell in this State or in the
Provinces, so far as known. 1t is believed
the meteor may have fallen in the sea.
Successful Life of Maine Man.
GREENFIELD, Mass, Sept 19.-Col. John
Winthrop Jones died this morning. aged 20
years. He was born at Ellsworth, Me-, and
lived there in active business until about
1860. He was lineal descendant of Gov.
John Winthrop, the early Governor of Mas
sachusetts Colony. In early life he was a
noted schoolmaster. Later, with his broth
ers, he had country store in Ellsworth, and
also built vessels. He was member of the
old militia and attained the rank of Briga-
dier General. In 1860 the firm removed to
Greenpoint, N. Y, and since has been large
ly engaged in the lumber bus iness. Col
Jones was lifelong Democrat and a dele
gate from Maine to the Charlestown con.
vention. Later he was war Democrat and
led one Of the early Maine regiments to the
field, but owing to his health never saw
active service He married a sister of CHIEF
| Justice John Peters of Maine, who survives
| him. He has resided at Greenfield for many
| years.
RockIand's New Church Dedicated,
RocKLAND, Sept. 19-The Warren Con.
gregational church, which has been rebuilt
was dedicated yesterday with appropriate
ceremonies. Professor II. l.. Chapman OF
Bowdoin College preached the dedicatory
sermon. The church is ID handsome edifce
with large seating capacity. A small de-
fciency in the amount needed to defray the
expense of rebuilding was raised Sunday by
voluntary subscription, and the society is
free from all debt. The church was organ
ized in 1928 with membership of twenty
three. The present membership is III.
Fire Bug at RockIand.
RooKLAND, Sept. 19.Sea View Pavilion
at Jameson's Point, run by H. l.. Thomas Of
Rockland, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night about o'clock. The fire is supposed
| to be incendiary.
Mills at Turner Destroyed.
TURNER, Sept. 19.-Sunday night at II
| o'clock fire was discovered in the saw mill of
| A. r. Gilmore at Keene's Mills, Turner. In
this mill was also run of stones for custom
grinding. This stand was consumed, and
the fire extended to and destroyed the saw
mill of Cyrus French. In these buildings
were stored number of carriages belonging
| to Messrs. Briggs, Young and Wing. So fal
as known there was no insurance.
Stricken on His Team.
BIDDEFoRD. Sept. 19.-Benj. Goodwin OF
South Berwick drove to North Berwick witt
a load of corn for the corn factory in thai
town last Thursday, and along towards nigh
| his horses returned home with the rein:
dangling at their heels and Mr.. Goodwin sit.
ting upright upon the seat but unconscious
He was taken into the house and a physician
was summoned, when it was discovered that
| he had suffered stroke of apoplexy. He
fingered along until $3.50 o'clock this morning
at which hour he died. Mr.. Goodwin was 5.
years old and leaves a wife and two children
Died in a Field.
| LEWISTON, Sept. 19.-Elisha StrOut al
esteemed citizen Of Durham, was found dead
in his field at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon
MIR. Strout went out very early Saturday
morning to pick cranberries. He did not re
turn and his folks got anxious and began Il
search for him. He was found in the field
upon his face. He was an old resident il
the village and was about rs years old. 1t il
supposed to have been a case of hear
disease.
Bound over.
BRUNSWICK, Sept. 16.-Benj. Jewett an,
Geo. Preble, who were arrested Sunda,
morning for breaking into VIM. B. Knight
store, were today bound over to the Suprem
Court in the sum of $500. Jewett secures
bonds, but the boy was taken to Portland.